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Navigating risks and harnessing potential: OSCE and Asian Partners discuss the impact of emerging technologies in the security sector
Publishing date: 26 May 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
Over 140 participants from OSCE participating States, Asian Partners for Co-operation, international organizations, civil society and academia gathered in Vienna and online for the Third Inter-Regional Conference on the Impact of Emerging Technologies.
OSCE facilitates dialogue on improving gender considerations in climate resilience and energy security in Central Asian mountain regions
Publishing date: 26 May 2025
Content type: News
What we do: Climate change, Environmental activities, Energy security, Gender equality
How to ensure gender differences and experiences are effectively addressed in advancing climate resilience and energy security in mountain regions in Central Asia was part of the discussions during the high-level Global Mountain Dialogue conference organized by Kyrgyz Republic in collaboration with international partners in Bishkek on 24 and 25 April.
Tajik officials explore Germany’s green economy practices in OSCE-supported exchange visit
Publishing date: 23 May 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Environmental activities
From 18 to 23 May 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supported an exchange visit to Berlin and Munich, Germany, focused on best practices in green economy principles. The visit served as a valuable platform for knowledge exchange and capacity building for officials from Tajikistan involved in advancing the country’s green economy strategy.
First aid and emergency response in focus of OSCE Training of Trainers Course for border guards in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 22 May 2025
An OSCE-organized Tactical Medical Training of Trainers (ToT) Course, took place from 20 to 22 May 2025 in Ashgabat. The course brought together thirty-one participants, including border guards who work in remote areas serving as first responders to emergencies and incidents, and specializing in
OSCE boosts Tajikistan’s ministry of interior capacities in combating cybercrime
Publishing date: 22 May 2025
The OSCE has reaffirmed its commitment towards strengthening cybersecurity measures in Tajikistan through two specialized practical training courses conducted at its Programme Office in Dushanbe from 12 to 16 May and from 19 to 22 May 2025. Thirty-two law enforcement officials (31 men and one woman) from the Ministry of Internal Affairs participated in two intensive five and four-day courses focused on enhancing their capabilities in usage of open-source cybercrime intelligence and modern investigation techniques.
Model OSCE in Andorra: Empowering young professionals to engage in peace and security
Publishing date: 21 May 2025
From 19 to 21 May, the OSCE Secretariat in collaboration with the Government of Andorra, the US Mission to the OSCE, and University of Andorra co-organized the first-ever Model OSCE in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra. The three-day event brought together 25 young people with diverse backgrounds from
OSCE boosts solar energy skills to support Kyrgyzstan’s clean energy transition
Publishing date: 21 May 2025
Content type: News
What we do: Environmental activities, Energy security
To help drive Kyrgyzstan’s transition to clean energy and meet its growing demand for renewables, the OSCE organized a joint initiative in Bishkek focused on both high-level policy dialogue and technical training. This effort was carried out in partnership with the Kyrgyz State Technical University